Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06596 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/23/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6596
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1508
 *01508*
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6596 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1508

*01508*

Referred to Committee on HOUSING 

Introduced by:

REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING INQUIRIES ABOUT CRIMINAL HISTORY ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit inquiries about a prospective tenant's prior arrests, criminal charges or convictions on certain applications for housing.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prohibit inquiries regarding a prospective tenant's criminal history on certain applications for housing.